EXCEPTIONAL TALENT,
EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS
James A. Wolff is a Senior Associate at Sobel Pevzner LLC. principally involved in the firm’s corporate transactional and commercial litigation practice areas. In his role as Senior Associate, James counsels a diverse range of businesses and entrepreneurs on a wide range of corporate, legal, and financial issues across the corporate lifecycle from formation through dissolution representing entrepreneurs, small and mid-market domestic and international companies, closely-held businesses, family offices, investors, and not-for-profit organizations in connection with business structuring, domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers & acquisitions, regulatory compliance, venture capital, private equity, secured financing, joint ventures, investment fund structuring, and more.
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James works with clients across a diverse range of industries including commercial space, sustainable technologies, robotics, software, cryptocurrency and blockchain, nanotechnology, electric vehicles, metaverse and web3, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, health sciences, renewable energy, 3D printing, and more.
James is a frequent lecturer to business groups, emerging technology conferences, accounting and finance organizations, and lawyers, James is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the New York City Bar Association. He is also an Executive Board Member of the United Nations Association.
James is a Martindale-Hubbell Gold Client Champion, 2017-2023; The American Registry Client Champion Gold Award, 2018 through 2022; has been recognized by Metro New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars Business and Corporate Law Award from 2020 through 2023; and the 2023 American Registry America’s Most Honored Lawyers Award.
An innovative thinker.
As an attorney, James has extensive experience in a wide range of legal areas, including corporate law, intellectual property, and litigation. As an entrepreneur, he has founded and led several successful companies, including those in the technology and healthcare industries. James is known for his ability to identify opportunities and create innovative solutions that drive success.
BIOGRAPHY
James Wolff is a Senior Associate at Sobel Pevzner LLC. He is a sophisticated corporate transactional and complex commercial litigation practitioner specializing in all phases across the corporate lifecycle including formations and franchise strategies, governance and contract drafting, private equity and venture capital, IP and trademark law, employment law, mergers & acquisitions, buy/sell agreements, asset sales, and more.
Clients call upon James to handle their most complex business and securities matters. He develops a thorough understanding of his clients’ business and aligns his legal strategies to coincide with their business objectives.
James counsels a diverse range of businesses and entrepreneurs on a wide range of corporate, legal, and financial issues. He represents entrepreneurs, domestic and international companies, closely-held businesses, family offices, investors, and not-for-profit organizations in connection with business structuring, domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, secured financing, joint ventures, investment fund structuring, securities law matters, commercial transactions/contracts, and a wide-variety of other business law matters.
James has successfully closed merger and acquisition transactions, sale and exchange transactions, private securities transactions, commercial loan transactions, and work out transactions for businesses of all sizes in various industries including the software, banking, insurance, engineering, manufacturing, medical, environmental, distribution, and service industries.
James counsels large and small businesses on issues that arise in their day-today operations, including shareholder rights and disputes, equity holders’ agreements, the authority and duties of management, voluntary and contested dissolutions, organizational and operational agreements, financing issues, and contractual relationships with customers and vendors.
A frequent lecturer to business groups, emerging technology conferences, accounting and finance organizations, and lawyers, James is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the New York City Bar Association. He is an Executive Board Member of the United Nations Association.
James is a Martindale-Hubbell Gold Client Champion, 2017-2023. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service. He is the American Registry Client Champion Gold Award, 2018 through 2022. He has been recognized by Metro New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars Business and Corporate Law Award from 2020 through 2023. The Rising Stars list is comprised of the top 2.5 percent of lawyers under the age of 40. He is the recipient of the 2023 American Registry America’s Most Honored Lawyers Award. The American Registry uses a rigorous selection process, which includes “the gathering of peer review ratings, customer reviews, industry analysis, to ultimately uncover the best of the best professionals in business.
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